Woodstock High School

This is my first attempt at blogging. I figured I'd join the crowd and use it to help promote my business as best I can. I'm planning on using this site to update my clients and friends with pictures of recently completed and in-progress projects. I'm hopeful that a few people read through this and maybe find my work interesting enough to refer me to someone that I may be able to earn more business.

Woodstock High School is by far the largest contract that I've ever worked on. This is a new high school that we completed in summer of 08' for IHC Construction, LLC out of Elgin, IL. Legat was the architect (Paul Babski). The contract for the flooring was $1,930,000.00. Man that's a lot of 0's! The reason for the size of the contract was that the school made the best decision ever....to scrap all of the terrazzo and do porcelain tile in the corridors throughout the new high school.

In the flooring industry porcelain tile is among the most expensive products to furnish and install. It's also among the longest lasting. Woodstock School District chose a timeless stone looking porcelain tile from Crossville called "NOW!" series, and it is beautiful. It has a very rustic look and will definitely stand the test of time both aesthetically and functionally.

I was very proud to be a part of this project. We were able to help a lot of tile setters in the Chicago area stay busy during the summer of 08' and for that I also think I earned a certain amount of respect for completing a project of that size. I also want to add that we finished on schedule, and with very little headache. The job went about as smoothly as I could have ever asked.

The picture featured here was taken when the project was about 90% complete. The contractor was still cleaning up, a few subs were still completing work, and the floors weren't final cleaned yet. I hope to have more complete final pictures to post in the near future.

Thanks for looking, and check back periodically as I'll try to update with new project photos and also some random information on new products that I think are worth sharing. I may also try to tell a few experiences from being in the Chicago flooring industry for 13+ years.